This workshop will be faciliated by Dr Nav Sidhu, NZ based anaesthetist and specialist in gastric ultrasound. 

Nav qualified from the School of Medicine, University of Auckland at the end of 2003. He completed his intern year at Whanganui Base Hospital (NZ) and moved to Australia for PGY2. There, he worked in a rural setting, gaining experience in anaesthesia and paediatrics at Mildura Base Hospital and was employed as a clinical lecturer at Monash Rural Health Mildura. He returned to NZ to commence specialist training in anaesthesia at New Plymouth and Palmerston North, eventually returning to Auckland for advanced training. He obtained the Fellowship of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (FANZCA) in 2011.

He currently works at North Shore Hospital, Auckland as a Consultant Anaesthetist, where he has held a number of departmental portfolios including Supervisor of Training, Fellowship Supervisor, and Executive Leadership member. He has held various roles with ANZCA , most recently as Chair of the ANZCA Educator Sub-Committee.

Nav has been a Senior Clinical Lecturer with the Department of Anaesthesiology at the University of Auckland since 2012, giving tutorials to students on campus and in the hospital setting. He was awarded the 2019 Distinguished Clinical Teacher Award. In 2023, he was appointed as Director of Medical Admissions. He has been invited to speak and coordinate workshops at conferences on a range of topics, primarily focused on gastric ultrasound, regional anaesthesia, and medical education. He developed and convened the first dedicated gastric ultrasound workshop in Australasia.

Qualifications:
MBChB, PGCertHealSc(Resus), FANZCA, MClinEd, FAcadMEd

Areas of Expertise:
Clinical Anaesthesia
Medical Education
Regional Anaesthesia
Gastric Ultrasound

The workshop will be held at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Level 5 Simulation Suite.

Registration is now open, please register online with your college ID.

All other delegates including allied health members and other medical specialties can also register online. Please select “Create Account” at the top of the page and enter your details. Once you are set up, search for the event and register. You will also be able to use your ID number and password to register for future meetings. If you require assistance, please contact us.

Registrations close Friday 7 March. Registration includes morning tea and lunch.

Full registration: $250

Cancellation Policy - Refunds will only be provided for cancellations advised in writing prior to the registration close date. Cancellations after the close date still incur venue and catering costs and therefore can’t be refunded.

All registration fees are quoted in Australian dollars and inclusive of GST.  Please visit the ANZCA terms and conditions when registering for an event.

Participants in the ANZCA and FPM CPD Program will automatically have their attendance auto-populated to their CPD portfolio within 14 days of the conclusion of the meeting.

ANZCA and FPM CPD Program
This event is claimable by ANZCA and FPM CPD participants within the knowledge and skills category.

Category 2: Knowledge and skills activities
Category 2: Knowledge and skills – short format learning

If you're not a member of our CPD program
If you’re not participating in the ANZCA and FPM CPD program, please check with your respective college/provider regarding your CPD classifications. Post-event, you may request an electronic certificate of attendance for CPD evidence from the event coordinator.

For further information, please contact us.